Can you predict a baby's sex from the size of the bump?
22.05.12
The shape of the bump, a difficult labour, or dangling a wedding ring over the belly. All are supposed to predict the sex of a baby. But only one works.
If a pregnant woman has a neat bump that sticks out in front like a netball, then it is a boy. If the weight is more spread out around her middle then it is a girl. Or so they say.
As any mother will tell you, there is no shortage of family members and friends offering folk stories about how to tell the sex of your baby during pregnancy. Even strangers stop pregnant women in the street to pronounce on the sex of their baby based on such conclusive signs as the shape of their bump.
Sadly, it is not as simple as that.
Two variables determine the nature of a pregnant womans bump. The first is the size of the baby. It is true that on average baby boys weigh more at birth than baby girls, and so this could make the bump for a boy slightly bigger. But this small difference in weight does not change the shape
Source: Myjoyonline.com
West Side Neighborhood Watch
22.05.12
WEST AKRON: Burglaries were reported in the following locations: the 900 block of Bloomfield Avenue between Feb. 10 and 22; the 1300 block of Roslyn Avenue March 10; the 400 block of Homer Avenue between March 11 and 15; the 2500 block of Thurmont Road March 15; the 200 block of Alhambra Way March 15; the 1300 block of Hartford Avenue between March 17 and 18; and the 1200 block of Winton Avenue March 19.
A Kenmore man was arrested for theft March 8 after allegedly placing two six-packs of beer and a bottle of rum in his backpack and attempting to leave a West Market Street grocery store without paying for the items at about 2:15 p.m.
On March 12, officers stopped a vehicle for running a red light at Crestview Avenue and Copley Road shortly after 1 a.m. The vehicle reportedly had a strong smell of alcohol. The driver, a Fairlawn male, was arrested for misrepresenting his identity. The front-seat passenger, a 20-year-old West Akron male, reportedly had a baggie of marijuana in his pocket and an open bottle of alcohol in his possession. He was arrested for possession of drugs, having an open container of alcohol in a vehicle and underage drinking. The backseat passenger, a West Akron male, who reportedly was passed out when officers approached, also had a baggie of marijuana in his pocket and an open bottle of alcohol in his possession. He also was arrested for possession of drugs and having an open container of alcohol in a vehicle.
Source: Akron Leader Publications
Indicted executive at Chesterfield medical business lived a life of luxury
22.05.12
On breaks from marathon meetings with doctors and lawyers, Dunard Morris could be seen smoking a Cuban cigar next to a courtyard fountain at Il Bel Lago, a chic Italian restaurant in Creve Coeur.
He spent thousands every month there, and chose the restaurant last August as the arena for negotiations over the proposed merger of two St. Louis area urology firms, one of which Morris ran as chief executive.
"He was like the Godfather," said Carmelo Gabriele, co-owner of Il Bel Lago, known for its martinis and veal chops. "Sometimes, he'd be in here at noon and out at 10."
Morris struck a larger-than-life pose at local hangouts, including Annie Gunn's in Chesterfield — tipping lavishly on gourmet meals and fine wines, picking up huge tabs for colleagues and strangers alike. Always impeccably dressed, he jetted to and from Europe and peppered his speech with a French patois.
But much of the money he spent so freely wasn't his own, federal investigators say. In mid-September, the doctors' practice, Metropolitan Urological Specialists PC, called Il Bel Lago to say Morris no longer worked there. About the same time, merger discussions with St. Louis Urological Surgeons collapsed after the firm discovered financial troubles at Metropolitan. One sign: Metropolitan had fallen behind about $1.3 million last year in its taxes.
Source: STLtoday.com
